EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup

The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances

Key ally of Pakistan's prime minister demands end to ban on social media platform X

An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression

Blinken declines to confirm reports Israel warned of drone attack, but says US not involved in any offensive operations

Blinken declines to confirm reports Israel warned of drone attack, but says US not involved in any offensive operations

US envoy to UN visits Nagasaki A-bomb museum, pays tribute to victims

The American envoy to the United Nations has called for countries armed with atomic weapons to pursue nuclear disarmament as she visited the atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki, Japan

European Union official von der Leyen visits the Finland-Russia border to assess security situation

The head of the European Union’s executive branch says that Finland’s decision to close its border crossings with Russia over a surge in migrants was a security matter for the whole 27-member bloc to consider

Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7

The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy’s foreign minister said

Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve

The Biden administration has finalized rules that would restrict new oil and gas leasing and development in portions of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska that are considered particularly sensitive as the Arctic continues to warm

Key ally of Pakistan's prime minister demands end to ban on social media platform X

An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression

San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China

San Francisco is the latest U_S_ city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”

Attack blamed on IS militants kills 22 pro-government fighters in central Syria

An opposition war monitor and a pro-government media outlet say an attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the Islamic State group in central Syria killed 22 pro-government fighters

Lithuania's president says 2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Vilnius

Lithuania's president says 2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Vilnius

2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania

Lithuania's president says that two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, in Vilnius

Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber. Moscow says the plane crashed

Ukraine’s air force is claiming it shot down a Russian strategic bomber

South Korea slows plan to hike medical school admissions as doctors' strike drags on

South Korea's government says it will slow down a plan to admit more students to the country’s medical schools from next year, in a bid to end a weeks-long strike by thousands of doctors

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance

Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces across the front line to prepare to grab more land this spring and summer

Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation

A bill in California wants to make more rental housing available to tenants with pets

The Latest | Iran fires air defense batteries and diverts flights after explosions

Iran has fired air defense batteries after reports of explosions near a major airbase and nuclear site where drones were spotted

Iranian state TV says 'loud sound' heard in Isfahan province as flights divert around area amid tensions with Israel

Iranian state TV says 'loud sound' heard in Isfahan province as flights divert around area amid tensions with Israel

India begins voting in a 6-week election that could give Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third term

India begins voting in a 6-week election that could give Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third term

India starts voting in the world's largest election as Modi seeks a third term as prime minister

Millions of Indians are voting in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Nevada Supreme Court rulings hand setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists

Nevada's Supreme Court has handed setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists in two new rulings